Kohima Weather in May
Kohima in May
The short of it: Kohima in May averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 176 mm (6.9 in) of rain and about 13 h 23 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 17° · rain 176 mm · daylight 13 h 23 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & February
May in Kohima brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 17°, with about 176 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 26°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 176 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 23 min in mid-May, 39 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and February.
Against its neighbours, Kohima runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Pfutsero, 22 km to the ESE, is 4° cooler by day.
May in Kohima, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° warmer, 87 mm more rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PfutseroNagaland | 22 km ESE | 22° | 13° | 188 mm |
| MedziphemaNagaland | 26 km WNW | 31° | 21° | 184 mm |
| TseminyuNagaland | 30 km NNE | 27° | 18° | 193 mm |
| LakemaNagaland | 37 km WSW | 26° | 17° | 205 mm |
| ChumukedimaNagaland | 37 km WNW | 32° | 22° | 184 mm |
| PhekManipur | 39 km E | 27° | 17° | 170 mm |
| Diphupar 'A'Nagaland | 40 km WNW | 32° | 22° | 186 mm |
| SatakhaNagaland | 43 km NE | 26° | 16° | 180 mm |